Jeff Shaw


Press Releases


Sierra Club Statement on What Was Achieved at COP26 & Where We Go From Here

GLASGOW, SCOTLAND -- After two weeks of often intense negotiations, the annual United Nations climate summit (COP26) wrapped up in Glasgow today. The summit took place in the wake of record-breaking…

Bloomberg Philanthropies and Sierra Club's Beyond Coal Campaign Reaches Landmark Closure of 318th U.S. Coal Plant, On Track To Retire All Coal Plants By 2030

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020 -- NEW YORK, NY -- Bloomberg Philanthropies and the Sierra Club today announced that the U.S. Beyond Coal campaign has successfully retired 60% of domestic coal-fired power plants…

Court Affirms Clean Air Act Protections, In Rebuke to Trump’s EPA

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- On Thursday, the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals blocked a Trump administration attempt to allow polluters to illegally sidestep clean air regulations -- and protected the public’s…

Sierra Club and Bloomberg Philanthropies Partnership to Continue Under Beyond Carbon Initiative

Oakland, CA -- Today, Michael Bloomberg unveiled his Beyond Carbon initiative, building upon the successful and ongoing Beyond Coal partnership between Bloomberg Philanthropies and the Sierra Club,…

Landmark Bill Aims For 100 Percent Carbon-Free Future in New Mexico

SANTA FE, NM -- Moments ago, state Sens. Mimi Stewart, Jacob Candelaria and Jerry Ortiz y Pino, and state Rep. Nathan Small introduced the Energy Transition Act (SB 489) in the New Mexico state…

Air pollution throughout the South Central U.S. would continue under new proposed rule

AUSTIN, TX – Instead of protecting public health and the environment, EPA has proposed a plan that will continue to allow air pollution to darken skies and threaten communities and national parks,…

Sierra Club’s Reinventing Power Documentary Highlights Clean Energy’s True Backstory

Documentary focuses on the people advancing clean energy from innovation to installationVIEW THE TRAILER HERE VISIT THE WEBSITE FOR MORE INFO HERE LOS ANGELES-- Today, the Sierra Club…

New Audio Series Documents Southeast’s Move From Coal to Clean Energy

Durham, NC - An ambitious new audio series released today by Sierra Club covers the real consequences of fossil fuels and climate change in the American South -- with a hopeful vision for the region’…

America is Halfway to Moving Beyond Coal

With Luminant Energy’s Announced Closure of Two Texas plants, 262 Have Retired or Announced to Retire, With 261 Remaining Luminant Energy’s announcement to close two of the nation’s largest and…

As another coal plant closes, solar energy keeps shining in Mississippi

With dirty coal plants unable to cover costs, investing in solar jobs is the best choice GREENWOOD, Miss. - Citing a lack of economic viability, a city-owned electric utility in Mississippi will…